Penney lost against Richmond back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Penney Hornets came up short against the Richmond Spartans, falling 55-32. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Spartans are ranked 76th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richmond to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabriel Johnson, who posted ten points and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristin Mccoy, who put up seven points and eight rebounds.
Penney's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Penney will welcome Chillicothe at 7:30 p.m. on January 21st. Chillicothe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for Richmond, they will be taking part in a tournament against Cameron at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richmond also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.9 points per game.
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